"You can't kill me. Qingcheng Base has regulations against martial artists fighting each other or killing other martial artists at will!"
Li Da was clearly terrified and immediately invoked the Sun family.
"If you dare to kill me, the Sun family of Qingcheng Base will not let you go!"
Although he was reluctant to admit it, the Sun family, with its numerous Grandmaster martial artists, was indeed the most powerful family within the base at the moment.
Upon hearing Li Da's words, Ye Ningze's lips curved upwards, a subtle smile.
"Since you still dare to threaten me, it seems you truly don't understand the situation or strength. Today, I will teach you a good lesson."
With that, Ye Ningze, with lightning speed, grabbed Li Da's arm.
With a slight exertion of force, the grating sound of bone breaking could be heard.
With a *crack*, Li Da's arm was crushed by Ye Ningze.
"Ah!"
Li Da's arm was snapped, and he let out a pig-like scream.
"Scram back and tell the Li family head that he should not disturb my cultivation again!"
After teaching Li Da a lesson, Ye Ningze kicked him out of the room.
For someone like Li Da, who was at the early stage of Elite Martial Artist, if Ye Ningze hadn't held back, that single move would have been enough to kill him.
This minor punishment served to establish his authority.
It would prevent other insignificant families from easily disturbing him.
As for Li Da's broken arm, it could be healed, but it would require a significant amount of precious resources.
The Li family would not bother saving a cultivation trash like Li Da.
Whether the Li family chose to save Li Da or not was of no concern to Ye Ningze.
If the Li family dared to cause trouble, Ye Ningze would not hesitate to destroy them!
Outside Ye Ningze's door.
Li Da, caught off guard, was thrown out by Ye Ningze, his face bruised and swollen.
Touching his broken arm only intensified his agony.
However, there was nothing he could do. His cultivation realm was far inferior to Ye Ningze's.
If he didn't leave now, he feared Ye Ningze would come out to deal with him again.
Thus, Li Da could only endure the pain, cradling his broken arm, and slink back to the Li family.
Li Da found the current head of the Li family, Li Xingteng.
Li Xingteng's cultivation was not high, only at the early stage of Grandmaster.
However, with his C-grade cultivation talent, reaching this level meant he had essentially reached the limit of his cultivation path.
Even at the early stage of Grandmaster, the former Li family head had to expend considerable rare treasures.
This was because Li Xingteng was the eldest son of the Li family's Old Ancestor.
In fact, the Li family's Old Ancestor had more than just Li Xingteng as a son.
Among the Old Ancestor's seven or eight descendants, most had D-grade cultivation talent, with a few having C-grade.
As for Li Xingteng's C-grade cultivation talent, it was the most outstanding among all his descendants.
It was precisely for this reason that Li Xingteng could firmly hold the position of the current Li family head.
In the main hall of the Li family, the Li family head sat in the principal seat.
Seeing his steward, Li Da, injured and with one arm broken, he asked in a deep voice,
"Didn't I ask you to invite Ye Ningze? What happened?"
Upon hearing Li Xingteng's question, Li Da quickly reported that Ye Ningze had injured him.
Of course.
Li Da did not truthfully convey the entire sequence of events to the Li family head.
Instead, he poured out his grievances to the Li family head, detailing how Ye Ningze had mocked the Li family and deliberately injured him.
"Trash!" the family head cursed angrily after listening.
Regardless of the circumstances, Li Da had failed to complete his task and couldn't invite Ye Ningze. What else could he be but trash?
"You can't even handle such a small matter. Get out!"
The family head made no mention of treating Li Da's broken arm and simply berated him to leave.
After Li Da exited the hall, the family head stood up, his expression grim.
"Damn it, if my father hadn't used a secret technique that cost him lifespan, I wouldn't have to rely on others!" the family head thought to himself.
It was clear that the family head was only half-believing Li Da's words and did not fully trust him.
However, one thing was certain.
Ye Ningze had definitely not agreed to visit the Li family.
Because Ye Ningze refused the Li family's request, Li Da had offended him.
After dismissing Li Da, the family head did not dispatch anyone else to Ye Ningze's residence. Instead, he paced back and forth in the hall, muttering to himself.
"According to Father, to escape the pursuit of the high-level ferocious beast, the Divine Power Ant, he used a secret method that burned his lifespan. Although Father escaped in the end, his remaining lifespan is less than half a year!"
The family head felt a deep sense of worry.
The Qingcheng Li family's position within the base was entirely dependent on his father, who was a Grandmaster martial artist.
Even though his father was a Grandmaster martial artist, he could barely maintain a foothold in the base.
This was because other prominent families in the base, such as the Sun family and the Yang family, had several Grandmaster martial artists guarding them.
The family head could not imagine the devastating blow their family would face if his father were to perish.
Those families who had long coveted the Li family would surely seize the opportunity to carve them up!
It was for this very reason that the family head chose to win over Ye Ningze at this time.
According to the investigative data.
Ye Ningze was only fifteen years old, yet his cultivation had already reached Grandmaster, and he possessed a speed talent.
"Ye Ningze definitely has high-level cultivation talent. As for his special speed talent, many martial artists saw it in the Sunset Forest, so it cannot be fake..." the family head began to analyze.
After much analysis, the family head reached a conclusion.
That is, they must win over Ye Ningze before he fully matures.
Soon, the Li family head, Li Xingteng, went to the basement and found his father, Li Mingyuan.
"Father, Li Da's attempt to invite Ye Ningze was unsuccessful," Li Xingteng said.
Upon hearing this, Li Mingyuan was not surprised at all.
He coughed twice and said, "It's normal for the invitation to be unsuccessful. A genius like Ye Ningze naturally has his pride."
"Ye Ningze possesses high-level cultivation talent. As long as he doesn't perish prematurely, his future potential is limitless. It won't be difficult for him to reach the peak of Grandmaster when he truly matures!"
"Then Father, what should we do? Ye Ningze has already refused us!"
Hearing his father's words, Li Xingteng's eyes darted around, and he said fiercely,
"Why don't we hand this matter over to the Sun family to handle? Since Ye Ningze injured Li Da, this would give us a reason to confront him."
Thinking his suggestion was a clever plan, Li Mingyuan directly reprimanded him, "Foolish!"
"The Sun family must also be coveting cultivation geniuses like Ye Ningze. It's just that the Sun family is currently busy dealing with trade route matters and has no time to spare. If that weren't the case, the Sun family would have likely made a move on Ye Ningze long ago!"
After lecturing Li Xingteng, Li Mingyuan produced a bottle of potion from somewhere.
"This is a poison that erases spiritual intelligence. Since Ye Ningze is unwilling to comply, find an opportunity to strike him secretly!"